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 re·gur·gi·tate /(ˌ)riˈgɚ/
 (vt.)(vi.)(使)湧回,(使)流回,(使)反芻

 re·gur·gi·tate /(ˈ)rɪˈgɝʤəˌtet/ 動詞
 吐出,反胃,(嬰兒)吐(奶),回流,反流

 Re·gur·gi·tate v. t.  To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity.

 Re·gur·gi·tate, v. i. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.
    The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the esophagus and mouth.   --Quain.
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 regurgitate
      v 1: pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart
           ventricle"
      2: feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed
         food; "many birds feed their young by regurgiating what
         they have swallowed and carried to the nest"
      3: repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able
         to regurgitate the information" [syn: reproduce]
      4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
         drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
         continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
         him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
          sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
          puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
          throw up] [ant: keep down]